Nights for Wednesday 12 May 2021

 

7:12 Fresh Stand-up Talent at the NZ Comedy Fest

Ahead of her show Cardigan Faget (it's pronounced fah-jay!) at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, Jadwiga Green joins is to talk and her life and her comedy.

7:30  At The Movies

On At The Movies,  Simon Morris looks at films about getting along - a New Zealand documentary about son and mother James and Isey, a film about the early days of the American civil rights movement, Son of the South, and the first post-Covid romantic comedy, Locked down, starring Anne Hathaway.

8:10 The Hump

The Hump is our Wednesday night Quiz Night where we take a dive into the archives of Nga Taonga Sound and Vision for some audio gems and we want to see if you can identify them.

Tonight's prize is Benjamin Myers' book "Male Tears" 

8:15 Pacific Waves

Koroi Hawkins presents a daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world.

8:30 Window on The World 

Where is Jack Ma?  Days before his company embarked on a share listing, billionaire Jack Ma went missing. 

9:07 Black Sheep

In tonight's episode of Black Sheep, Sir George Grey returns to Aotearoa for a second governorship, and launches the largest, most devastating colonial war in New Zealand history. 

9:30 Quiz Answer

We find out who is tonight's quiz whizz.

Tonight's Answer:

Who is speaking in the clip?
Felix Donnelly

On what radio station was his late night talkback show?
Radio Pacific

9:40pm Champions of The Pacific

Talei Anderson and Vinnie Wylie are here with Champions of the Pacific. Tonight, The Oceania Weightlifting Institute is back in business after Covid-19 forced it to shut its doors and they speak to a rugby league trailblazer tackling gender stereotypes in Papua New Guinea.

10:17 Lately

Lately with Karyn Hay is a late night radio show on RNZ National, with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories.

11:07 Inside Out

After 11, on Inside Out, Nick Tipping features new NZ jazz from the Wellington quartet Fire Waltz, and Sydney-based guitarist Peter Koopman.